(Left) Captured U.S. soldiers endure the “Death March” from Bataan to the prison camp in Cabanatuan in 1942. (Right) U.S. General Douglas MacArthur returns to the Philippines as the American military begins to recapture the island in Oct. 1944.

The USS Blue Ridge prepares to dock to start its goodwill visit, Feb.13, 2011 at Manila's South Harbor in Manila, Philippines.

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Filipino protesters clash with anti-riot police as they try to march closer to the U.S. embassy in Manila, Feb. 16 2011.

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Protesters burn a mock American flag during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila on Feb. 16 to protest the visit of USS Blue Ridge. The protesters are calling for the scrapping of the Visiting Forces Agreement, which allows U.S. troops on Philippine soil.

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U.S. Navy sailors paint the Sto. Nino Elementary School near Manila on Feb. 14. The USS Blue Ridge arrived in Manila on Feb. 13 for goodwill visit that highlights the historic, community and military connections between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines.

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Sailors from the USS Blue Ridge and the Philippine navy pose with students before painting and repairing classrooms at an elementary School in Manila on Feb. 14. The USS Blue Ridge is the mobile command center of the U.S. 7th Fleet.

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Protesters display heart-shaped props during a Valentine’s Day protest near the U.S. Embassy in Manila.

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A Filipino protester shouts slogans in front of anti-riot police as they try to march closer to the U.S. embassy in Manila. Protesters called for the abolition of the Philippines-US Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), as they protested the presence of officers and crew of the USS Blue Ridge which the flagship of the US Seventh Fleet which arrived on Feb. 13.